What color is #8A3324?

#8A3324 is a dark, moderate red known as Burnt Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burnt Umber?

The RGB value is 138, 51, 36: 138 red, 51 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burnt Umber?

The complementary color is #247B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A3324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burnt Umber color: hex code #8A3324

#8A3324 rgb(138, 51, 36)

Shades of brown

Burnt Umber has the hex code #8A3324. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 20% green and 14.1% blue (138, 51, 36).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 59% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 74% yellow and 46% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

Burnt Umber (#8A3324) color codes

HEX	`#8A3324`
RGB	`rgb(138, 51, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 20%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 59%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 74%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 74%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, 36.18, 28.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 46.06, 38.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.985, 7.9, 2.562)`
Decimal	`9057060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burnt Umber, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8A3324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A3324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8A3324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a3324; }
.text { color: #8a3324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a3324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 51 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a3324, #8a6624); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8A3324 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8A3324?: #8A3324 is a dark, moderate red known as Burnt Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burnt Umber?: The RGB value is 138, 51, 36: 138 red, 51 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burnt Umber?: The complementary color is #247B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A3324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.